Keywords: William Blake - The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 13, "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College." - Google Art Project.jpg watercolor pen ink black graphite paper cream Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick moderately textured cream wove paper London 1757 London 1827 William male 2369124 Blake British 1757 - 1827 /collection/yale-center-for-british-art/artwork/the-poems-of-thomas-gray-design-13-ode-on-a-distant-prospect-of-eton-college-william-blake/2386322/ William Blake Artist /artist/william-blake/4130035/ 4130035 /collection/yale-center-for-british-art/ Yale Center for British Art 2305845 http //britishart yale edu/ 2/23/2012 9 49 46 PM /collection/yale-center-for-british-art/artwork/the-poems-of-thomas-gray-design-13-ode-on-a-distant-prospect-of-eton-college-william-blake/2386322/ 1797 between 1797 and 1798 sky leaning boy man woman running spires text river kite sailboats historical subject boat Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick slightly textured cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page 419 2386322 False 1798 3/25/2012 6 17 40 PM YCBA/lido-TMS-3600 http //collections britishart yale edu/vufind/Record/1667887 Yale Center for British Art Paul Mellon Collection painting 1790 1800 London Creation w324 x h419 cm between 1797 and 1798 False 0 779296875 Volume the-poems-of-thomas-gray-design-13-ode-on-a-distant-prospect-of-eton-college-william-blake The Poems of Thomas Gray Design 13 Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College p 324 Inscribed in gray ink upper right 1 ; on verso in gray ink upper left 2 ; in gray ink upper center Ode on a distant prospect of Eton College Design 1 Windsor terrace a Boy contemplating a distant view of Eton College 2 A Boy flying a Kite 3 Two boys wandering in the woods by Eton College The Shade of Henry the Sixth is seen among the trees 'Henrys holy Shade ' Line 4 4 'Say Father Thames for thou hast seen Full many a sprightly race Who formost c' 5 'The captive linnet' The rolling circle' murmuring labours' c 6 Yet see how all around them wait The vultures of the Mind 7 Ambition this shall tempt to rise Then whirl the wretch from high c ; in gray ink center right Design 8 Lo in the Vale of Years beneath The painful family of Death 9 When Ignorance is bliss Tis folly to be wise 10 Boys playing at Top Inscription _Signed_and_Dated Not signed not dated Not on View Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick slightly textured cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page sky leaning boy man woman running spires text river kite sailboats historical subject boat special url_id xwG2AOAKYciXbQ PD-old-100-1923 1827 William Blake's illustrations to Thomas Gray's Poems Google Art Project works by William Blake |